Queensland passes 'adult crime, adult time' laws
Queensland has passed landmark youth crime laws labelled "adult crime, adult time" by the government The laws passed tonight with the support of all LNP members, all Katter Party members and all Labor Party members as victims of crime watched on in the public gallery.
Queensland to impose adult prison sentences on children
The Australian state of Queensland has passed laws which will see children as young as 10 subject to the same penalties as adults if convicted of crimes such as murder, serious assault and break-ins
Crisafulli government’s tough teen crime laws have become law in Queensland
The new Queensland government’s contentious ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws to address teen crime have passed parliament, marking a major win for Premier David Crisafulli.
Making Queensland Safer Laws explained: LNP’s new youth crime laws
Children who commit serious crimes will be locked up for longer and magistrates no longer allowed to lock the media out of children court’s proceedings as the government readies to pass sweeping youth crime laws.
Young criminals face adult sentences for serious crimes after controversial laws pass Queensland parliament
Premier David Crisafulli’s promised “adult crime, adult time” laws have exposed a deep divisions inside Queensland Labor about the treatment of hardcore young offenders with backbencher Jonty Bush threatening to quit the party.
Tough youth justice law changes set to pass Queensland parliament, which will see juveniles sentenced as adults
Hardline youth justice law changes to sentence young offenders as adults for more than a dozen serious crimes are set to pass Queensland parliament.
Queensland govt orders investigation into major biosecurity breach after infectious virus vials go missing from virology lab
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MUST SEE: Dog saved from hot car by police in Queensland
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Queensland's first TV star Hugh Cornish dies, aged 90
A television elder statesman, Cornish was the first to greet Channel 9 audiences in Queensland when TV first went live.
Body of missing hiker found on Mount Beerwah, Queensland
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New species of ancient fish may be smallest known vertebrate fossil in Queensland's history
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Faced with water outages, young people in Queensland's far north have raced to help
The Local Government Association of Queensland said a report by the Queensland Water Regional Alliance Program in 2018 showed ...
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Japanese trading giant Mitsui eye Queensland silica sands
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Hundreds of Queensland motorists fined by new roadworks speed cameras
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